Mothers’ views of benefits and concerns after US scan | Number of women (%) N = 30 | Number of women (%) N = 25 | |
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Benefits of US scan | |||
Reassurance | Knowledge of health of baby | 30 (100) | 22 (88) |
Seeing | 30 (100) | 18 (72) | |
Confirmation of pregnancy | 4 (13) | 17 (68) | |
Confirmation of gestational age | 22 (73) | 7 (28) | |
Information | Number of babies | 1 (3) | 2 (8) |
Sex determination | 2 (7) | 1 (4) | |
Concerns of US scan | |||
Harming the baby | The machine uses rays which could affect the baby | 0 (0) | 2 (8) |
Harming the mother | The machine used during the procedure could hurt the mother | 0 (0) | 1 (4) |
Uncertainty of outcome | Not being sure of state and condition of the baby: implications of low lying placenta | 3 (10) | 1 (4) |